
International Marketing & Communications Consultant
Trieste Area, Italy

International Marketing & Communications Consultant
Trieste Area, Italy
Tourism expert with over 10 years professional experience specializing in marketing & communications consulting services for private stakeholders, SME as well as international public bodies: national tourist offices, municipalities, institutions, tour operators, hotel chains, trade associations, etc.
Main services provided include:
- strategic advice for the formulation and development of tourism marketing & communications plans
- PR & marketing activities
- press office activities
- organization of events, trade fairs and presentations
- representation services and promotional activities
- organization and delivery of training programmes
Travel marketing, communications, PR. press office, representation services
(Publishing industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I am currently writing the first Italian guidebook on Armenia that will be released by Casa Editrice Polaris in February 2010. Limited advertising spaces available!
(Publishing industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
- Strategic Consulting, including marketing & communications strategy development, PR
- Marketing & Sale activities for the promotion of books among private and public companies
- Company Advertising in website, catalogue, books (travelogues, guidebooks on bicycle and trekking itineraries, etc.)
- Press office services
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Marketing consultant working with ATDA - Armenian Tourism Development Agency and CAPS - Competitive Armenian Private Sector project to promote Armenia as a tourist destination in the Italian market:
- Brand development
- Strategic Consulting, including marketing & communications strategy development, PR and marketing activities
- Press office services
- Training Armenian tour opertors on focused marketing, best strategies to approach Italian travel companies, promote their businesses in the Italian market, diversify their offer,
- Organization of fam trips for Italian travel companies and press trips for journalists to Armenia.
- Organization of Armenia participation at major Italian travel trade fairs (BIT, Globe, TTG Incontri).
- Organization of workshops
- Guest lecturing at Armenian tourism institutes and colleges
- Liaising with different representatives of both public and private sectors in Armenia
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
January 2005 — July 2007 (2 years 7 months)
- marketing & communications consulting for the travel agency and for different travel companies
- coordination ofcompany's staff and departments
- web content management of company's website
- managing internal and external communication
- realization of promotional initiatives and co-marketing actions with suppliers and business partners
- managing business relations with clients, suppliers, business partners, public and private institutions
- organizing and attending travel trade fairs, conferences and industry events
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Supermarkets industry)
March 2003 — December 2004 (1 year 10 months)
A project to launch a new tourism department within Gruppo PAM, which is among the top Italian large distribution chains. The plan included start up of travel company, selling travel packages through department stores, supermarkets, travel agencies, internet, call centre.
My tasks;
- Managing internal and external communications
- Following the start up of new travel agencies
- Defining, realizing and monitoring promotional and co-marketing actions with suppliers (tour operators, air companies, hotel chains, etc.)
- coordinating and training travel agents
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
March 2001 — March 2003 (2 years 1 month)
- marketing & communications consulting for the travel agency and for different travel companies
- coordination ofcompany's staff and departments
- web content management of company's website
- managing internal and external communication
- realization of promotional initiatives and co-marketing actions with suppliers and business partners
- managing business relations with clients, suppliers, business partners, public and private institutions
- organizing and attending travel trade fairs, conferences and industry events
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
1989 — 1994
international travel, biking, yoga, digital photography, gourmet cooking, reading novels.